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Comparative Effectiveness and Cost-effectiveness of Chuna Manual Therapy for Chronic Neck Pain

NCT03294785 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 108

Last updated 2019-08-02

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Summary

A multi-center randomized controlled trial assessing the comparative effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of Chuna manual therapy for chronic neck pain

Conditions

  • Chronic Neck Pain

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Chuna manual therapy

Chuna is a Korean manual therapy that has absorbed and incorporated aspects of osteopathic manipulative medicine. Chuna manual therapy utilizes spinal manipulation techniques for joint mobilization including high-velocity, low amplitude thrusts to joints slightly beyond the passive range of motion and gentle force to joints within the passive range of movement, muscle energy, and fascial techniques.

DRUG

Conventional medication

Conventional drugs will be prescribed in an individually-tailored, pragmatic method with reference to most frequently used treatments in patients with a primary diagnosis of cervical sprain/strain group, cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy group, or cervicalgia according to Korean Health Insurance Review and Assessment (HIRA) 2014 statistics.

PROCEDURE

Physical therapy

Physical therapy will be prescribed in an individually-tailored, pragmatic method with reference to most frequently used treatments in patients with a primary diagnosis of cervical sprain/strain group, cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy group, or cervicalgia according to Korean Health Insurance Review and Assessment (HIRA) 2014 statistics.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong

    collaborator OTHER

  • Michigan State University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Jaseng Medical Foundation

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • In-Hyuk Ha, KMD, MPH · Jaseng Medical Foundation

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
19 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-10-18
Primary Completion
2018-08-01
Completion
2019-06-28

Countries

  • South Korea

Study Locations

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